These are some of our favorite websites for getting information about saving for college and also about 529 Plans.

The most important thing about saving for college is to get started early and also to use a combination of more than one investment – custodial accounts, Roth IRAs, 529 plans, etc.

http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/intro529.htm   An overview of how 529 plans work

http://www.morningstar.com/cover/save-for-college.aspx   Some excellent articles about saving for college

http://www.savingforcollege.com/   This website rates state 529 plans and offers links to each state’s plan.

http://www.collegesavings.org/index.aspx    This website offers a lot of information about 529 and has a comparison.

https://uii.s.upromise.com/content/gseducationplanning.html     More information about ways to save for college.

http://www.upromise.com/welcome/how-it-works     This Upromise rewards program works well – they have an affinity credit card or you can just register your existing credit cards and grocery cards to save money for college.

http://stg-zofavina-staging.kinsta.cloud/resources/tax-planning-guide/life-events/   More information on our JMF website